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CVE-2025-9815: alaneuler batteryKid NSXPCListener PrivilegeHelper.swift missing authentication

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-09-02 · updated 2026-09-26
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

A weakness has been identified in alaneuler batteryKid up to 2.1 on macOS. The affected element is an unknown function of the file PrivilegeHelper/PrivilegeHelper.swift of the component NSXPCListener. This manipulation causes missing authentication. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited.

Affected products

• alaneuler batteryKid: through 2.1

References

• https://github.com/SwayZGl1tZyyy/n-days/blob/main/batteryKid/README.md
• https://github.com/SwayZGl1tZyyy/n-days/blob/main/batteryKid/README.md#proof-of-concepts
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.322142
• https://vuldb.com/?id.322142
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.641358
• https://github.com/SwayZGl1tZyyy/n-days/blob/main/batteryKid/README.md
• https://github.com/SwayZGl1tZyyy/n-days/blob/main/batteryKid/README.md#proof-of-concepts

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